Agriculture & Rural in Sub-Saharan Africa 303 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sorghum yield 1,028 kg per hectare 2011 up 20.8% 3rd Land under millet production 18.46 million hectares 2011 down 2.0% 2nd Millet production 10.77 million metric tons 2011 down 19.9% 2nd Millet yield 583.49 kg per hectare 2011 down 18.2% 5th Millet seed quantity 342,767 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 down 0.0% 2nd Rice yield 672.17 kg per hectare 2011 down 32.0% 4th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 22.7 % 2025 up 23.4% 5th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 23.2 % 2025 up 23.4% 5th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 22 % 2025 up 24.3% 5th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 22.5 % 2025 up 24.3% 6th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 23.1 % 2025 up 22.2% 5th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 62.1 % 2025 up 25.7% 2nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 61.4 % 2025 up 26.3% 2nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total 62.8 % 2025 up 25.3% 3rd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 61.2 % 2025 up 27.2% 4th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 60.4 % 2025 up 27.7% 2nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult 61.9 % 2025 up 26.6% 4th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 61.7 % 2025 up 25.2% 4th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 61 % 2025 up 25.5% 2nd Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult 62.4 % 2025 up 24.8% 4th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 288.5 million No 2025 up 59.0% 6th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 282 million No 2025 up 59.1% 6th Number of severely food insecure people (million) (annual value) 295 million No 2025 up 59.1% 6th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 82.3 million No 2025 up 69.0% 6th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 80.2 million No 2025 up 68.5% 6th Number of severely food insecure male adults (million) (annual value) 84.4 million No 2025 up 69.1% 6th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 790.1 million No 2025 up 62.2% 4th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 780.8 million No 2025 up 62.7% 4th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 799.4 million No 2025 up 61.7% 4th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 229.2 million No 2025 up 72.9% 6th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 226.4 million No 2025 up 73.5% 6th Number of moderately or severely food insecure male adults (million) 232.1 million No 2025 up 72.3% 6th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 236.9 million No 2025 up 69.0% 6th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 234.1 million No 2025 up 69.4% 5th Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 239.6 million No 2025 up 68.5% 6th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 21.4 % 2025 up 23.7% 4th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 22.6 % 2025 up 22.8% 5th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 87 million No 2025 up 65.7% 6th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 85.2 million No 2025 up 66.1% 6th Number of severely food insecure female adults (million) (annual) 88.8 million No 2025 up 65.4% 6th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 22.2 % 2025 up 23.3% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 22.2 % 2025 up 23.3% 3rd Land under wheat production 2.75 million hectares 2011 up 1.7% 3rd Wheat production 5.76 million metric tons 2011 up 9.7% 3rd Wheat seed quantity 194,154 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 up 10.2% 3rd Wheat yield 2,099 kg per hectare 2011 up 7.9% 3rd Land under barley production 1.37 million hectares 2011 up 24.0% 3rd Barley seed quantity 102,379 FAO, metric tonnes 2011 up 32.6% 3rd 2.c.1 Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately 26.1 % 2024 up 307.8% 2nd 2.c.1 Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately 6.5 % 2024 up 51.2% 6th 2.c.1 Proportion of countries recording abnormally high or moderately 19.6 % 2024 up 833.3% 2nd Cereal food aid deliveries 1.44 million FAO, tonnes 2012 down 39.9% 2nd Total food (cereals and non-cereal) food aid deliveries 1.50 million FAO, tonnes 2012 down 45.7% 2nd Barley production 2.22 million metric tons 2011 up 65.3% 3rd Non-cereal food aid deliveries 64,940 FAO, tonnes 2012 down 82.7% 1st Barley yield 1,628 kg per hectare 2011 up 33.3% 1st 12.3.1a Food loss percentage: total — Value 23 % 2023 up 4.1% 2nd 12.3.1a Global food loss index: total — Value 103.64 2023 up 3.6% 14th Surface area 2.43 billion ha 2011 unchanged 2nd Forest area 662.31 million hectares 2011 down 4.9% 2nd ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →